Designers and Books 2012
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The Designers & Books Fair is
Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28 FIT's Haft Auditorium & Katie Murphy Amphitheatre New York City Designers & Books Fair 2012 presents a dynamic series of programs featuring speakers in a variety of design disciplines: architecture, fashion, graphic design, interior design, landscape architecture, product and industrial design, and urban design. In addition there will be an exhibition hall featuring approximately 35 design book publishers and booksellers selling their newest titles at discounted prices: and also antiquarian dealers, authors signing books, and book artisans demonstrating calligraphy, book binding, and letterpress printing. Designers & Books Fair 2012 is generously making available to the MFIT community a special "friends" discount tickets to all Fair programs. This offer represents a discount of 40% or more off the listed advance-purchase ticket prices. All tickets include free admission to the exhibition hall ($10 value). Please see the main Programs page on their website for a full description of all programs. To access your special discount, please follow the instructions given below for each individual program. You will need a separate discount ticket for each program you wish to attend and the discounts can only be obtained through the method below, not by purchasing through the Fair website.
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| Friday, October 26 |
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| 7:30–9:00 pm | Keynote: Designing the Future of the Design Book Special offer price: $18 (regular price $30) Haft Auditorium |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial11 Enter code: KEYNOTE2012 |
| Saturday, October 27 |
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| 9:00–12:30 pm (includes 30-min. break) |
Book Design at Pentagram Special offer price: $25 (regular price $50) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial2 Enter code: PENT2012 |
| 9:30 am–11:00 am | Donna Karan Connects the Dots: A Conversation with Valerie Steele Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial6 Enter code: DONNA2012 |
| 11:30 am–1:00 pm |
Hal Rubinstein in Conversation with Valerie Steele Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial15 Enter code: HAL2012 |
| 1:00 pm–2:30 pm | Todd Oldham in Conversation with Wendy Goodman Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial17 Enter code: OLDHAM2012 |
| 1:30 pm–3:00 pm | Buildings and Books: Four Architecture Critics in Conversation Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial3 Enter code: BUILD2012 |
| 3:00 pm–4:30 pm |
Learning from Experience: Four Graphic Designers in Conversation Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial12 Enter code: LEARNING2012 |
| 3:30 pm–5:00 pm | Bikes and Books: A Celebration of Bicycle Design Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial1 Enter code: BIKES2012 |
| 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | From Type to Tablet: Publishers and Editors Talk about Directions in Design Book Publishing Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial8 Enter code: TYPE2012 |
| 5:30 pm–7:30 pm | Chinese Design Culture Now Special offer price: $18 (regular price $30) Haft Auditorium |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial4 Enter code: CHIN2012 |
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Sunday, October 28 | |
| 11:30 am–12:30 pm | How to Get Published in the World of Design Books Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
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Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial9 Enter code: HOWTOGET2012 |
| 12:00 pm–1:30 pm | Tod Williams and Billie Tsien in Conversation with Paul Goldberger Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial16 Enter code: TODBILLIE2012 |
| 1:00 pm–2:30 pm | Cover Stories: A Conversation about Book Design Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial5 Enter code: COVERS2012 |
| 2:00 pm–3:30 pm | Dress Press: Fashion Critics in Conversation Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial7 Enter code: DRESS2012 |
| 3:00 pm–4:30 pm | Steven Heller and Louise Fili: A Conversation with Debbie Millman Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial14 Enter code: HELLERFILI2012 |
| 4:00 pm–5:30 pm | Richard Meier, Michael Graves, and Peter Eisenman: A Conversation with Wendy Goodman Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial13 Enter code: MEIER2012 |
| 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | Karim Rashid in Conversation with Debbie Millman Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre |
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial10 Enter code: KARIM2012 |
| Note Purchasing a ticket to any program gives you complimentary access to the exhibition hall at the Fair on both Saturday, October 27, and Sunday, October 28. John E. Reeves Great Hall |
